396 people confirmed dead in China’s shipwreck
At total of 396 people have been confirmed dead in China in a cruise ship accident that occurred earlier this week.
The incident was the country’s worst shipping tragedy in 70 years.
Only 14 people have been found alive out of the 456 people – mostly Chinese tourists – after the shipwreck in Yangtz River, Asia’s biggest river, on Monday.
The ship, named the “Eastern Star,” capsized and rapidly sank during a storm.
On Friday, rescuers were finally able to pull the ship out of the water and began recovering over 200 bodies that were trapped inside.
In Hubei Province, the site of the disaster, massive cranes were used to right the ship.
A total of 46 people are still missing. Authorities involved in the search operation told media on Thursday that no further survivors were expected to be found.
The search for the remaining bodies will continue, according to the officials.
The massive search included 3,400 soldiers, 1,700 paramilitary police and 149 vessels, Xinhua reported.
Bad weather is being blamed for the incident. It was reported by Chinese authorities that a tornado might have hit the ship and caused the disaster.
Investigators will continue to probe the ship’s structure for flaws. The ruling Communist Party’s Politburo Standing Committee has vowed to leave “no doubts remaining” as to the cause of the incident.
The shipwreck is the country’s worst in over 70 years. Back in 1948, almost 4,000 on board the SS Kiangya were killed when it sank near the city of Shanghai.
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